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Maddening treacle

Revisado: 01-27-24

I don’t knock books because I know how hard it is to write a book. But goodness me, this one is a stinker! Poorly written, plot is preposterous (clearly involved mad dash to publication with minimal editing) and Olivia is maddening as a mother. The teen love story premise was intriguing but ultimately disappointing. I have avoided YA fiction in my adulthood and should have avoided this.

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How I love a good yarn

Revisado: 08-24-23

A delightful story. A masterful storyteller. Expertly performed! My favorite tale of the year. Thank you much!!!!

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Lighthearted fun

Revisado: 04-28-23

Worth a listen. Witty writing and guaranteed not to break your heart. Performance was top notch

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Hang in there

Revisado: 01-23-23

That’s my advice for readers. The Oppenheimer triplets and their family appear to have few redeeming qualities. As for hanging out with broken families, I got one of my own thanks so I wasn’t sure I would finish. But the writing is good, the characters are well flushed out and though the triplets are terrible, I found myself rooting for them. I was sooooo ready for the much light at the end of the tunnel.

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Couldn’t hang with gaming motif

Revisado: 01-02-23

I tired of the gaming backdrop, wrong generation it seems. Otherwise beautiful, painful tale of loss and pain. Triumph here is in waking up and trying it all again tomorrow……
Robotic narration fit perfectly.

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Absolutely incredible. Best book of year!

Revisado: 11-05-22

Both heart wrenching and heart warming. I am so grateful that Mr. Zamora was brave enough to put pen to paper and take us along on this journey. Thank you!

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Delightful read

Revisado: 06-12-22

Thank you! I devoured the story and enjoyed my time in Atlantic City pre World War II.

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Hoping to get a flavor of mid coast Maine

Revisado: 06-11-22

I thoroughly appreciated the plot and in general the depiction of the fallen family. The Ivy League lacrosse playing narrator however lent primarily tedium to the story. When he shared his inner machinations, I found myself rolling my eyes and thinking how did this dude get 50% of the novel…… clearly the pages were not allocated based on merit. Why even bother to name Dartmouth, Amherst, Exeter etc. None of the narrators humanity came through, not the tension inherent in being a privileged orthopedic doctor’s kid given the most elite education available but who lived amongst working class families etc. instead his pages read like half hearted attempts at inserting himself into the story. Fortunately in the audio format, I could increase the speed of any of “his” chapters. I never did feel immersed into the setting, and that’s too bad as I was intrigued by the title and hoping to get a good picture of working class Midcoast Maine. I really liked the family however as those characters came alive to me and continue to live on in my head. For that, it was worth listening to.

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This book is a blessing

Revisado: 02-13-22

It is so refreshing to hear about wellness in medicine from someone who is still in the arena getting her a$$ kicked everyday as she gives her heart to her patients, despite the commodification of both patient and provider that governs medicine in the 21st century in the US ( and apparently Canada). She has no path forward for the system and instead speaks directly to physicians with eloquence and wit. there wasn’t even a single paragraph that I found irritating….. a first for a book addressing physician wellness. Thank you and Bravo!!!!!

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Absolutely delightful

Revisado: 01-20-22

A feel good read that kept me engaged throughout. The dialogue is witty, the characters are a pleasure to spend time with and the plot keeps twisting and turning. Bravo!!!!

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